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Kyle Dyer, the Denver anchorwoman who was bit in the face by a dog during a live interview, is still recuperating from the injuries sustained. She's also prepping for a second reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. The incident occurred during a live interview, in which Dyer was speaking to the firefighte... |
14 February 2012
10:07 GMT |
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As an interesting example of how 11,000 years of cohabitation can trump millions of years of common history, a group of scientists has recently found that chimpanzees are not as good at understanding us, or what we want, as dogs are.
The animals were put to an extremely simple test – a human pointed at an obj... |
10 February 2012
11:06 GMT |
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The other day, a talk show host for a Denver television station, Kyle Dyer, was bit on the lip by a Dogo Argentino while trying to kiss him, live on air. Fresh reports suggest that Max, the Argentinian Mastiff, won't be put down.
As we also reported shortly after shocking video of the incident emerged online (... |
10 February 2012
10:34 GMT |
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Kyle Dyer, an anchorwoman for a Denver TV station for 15 years, has been hospitalized after an accident that took place live, on air, during her morning show. An adult Dogo Argentino (Argentine Mastiff) bit her in the face, as she leaned in for a kiss.
Video of the incident is below, but *please note that it contai... |
9 February 2012
07:53 GMT |
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If you're not a fan of football but still want to feel included in this whole Super Bowl madness, here's something that could probably make do, assuming, of course, you don't overdose on the cuteness. Each year, Animal Planet holds the animal correspondent of the Super Bowl. It's called the Pu... |
7 February 2012
10:49 GMT |
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All pets have their unique ways of communicating their intentions to us, but dogs are by far the most expressive. Over 11,000 years of cohabitation, they have learned that sounds and expressions move us the most, making them more likely to receive their favorite tricks.
The dog in this video is no different. Instinc... |
13 December 2011
06:46 GMT |
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Dogs may not come from the Middle East after all, two new studies indicate. The latest works in the field indicate that Fido was domesticated south of the Yangtze River, in China, about 16,000 years ago.
These results directly contradict evidence produced by other researchers, who proved that the Middle East has th... |
30 November 2011
08:43 GMT |
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It has been a well known mantra for many years, the internet loves cats. There's never enough cats on the internet and anything and everything becomes better when add cats into the mix.But no one has stood to question this axiom, especially since empirical evidence suggests that it's true.Alas, the scientis... |
25 November 2011
16:11 GMT |
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Saints Row: The Third is now out and it seems that the development team at Volition is ready to get working on extra content for it and on a fourth installment in the series, but not before taking a look back at how the game evolved and what more it could have offered.Speaking about how the game was received to VG247... |
22 November 2011
17:51 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that one of the main reasons why so many children are bitten by dogs is because they have the tendency to misinterpret the snarling face of the animals as smiling. However, even kids aged 6 to 10 can identify an aggressive bark.
In a new series of tests, investigators asked 30 ... |
10 October 2011
03:09 GMT |
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A new scientific study has uncovered an interesting fact about dogs. It would appear that they are capable of sniffing out the difference in odor between identical (monozygotic) twins. Thus far, this was thought to be impossible. On the other hand, dogs are known for being capable of detecting epileptic seizures befo... |
5 July 2011
03:24 GMT |
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We’ve become accustomed to referring to our pooches and cats and whatever other animal we keep around the house as “pets,” while we identify ourselves as their “owners.” These are the very words a new “animal language” aims to make obsolete. The problem with these terms is th... |
28 April 2011
17:01 GMT |
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If you thought paying a small fortune on micro piglets, or teacup pigs, as they’re called, you should know there are far weirder choices for a pet possible. One trend that is picking up these days, in the UK at least, is that of skunks as pets.Many owners claim that skunks, while more exotic than cats and dogs ... |
11 April 2011
16:51 GMT |
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There’s loving your pet, and then there’s Louise Harris’ affection for her pooch Lola. Harris coughed up an estimated £20,000 on a lavish wedding ceremony for Lola and Mugly, who also happens to hold the title of Britain’s ugliest dog.Harris has never made a secret of her love for L... |
7 April 2011
17:01 GMT |
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has gotten involved in the Egypt protests, pleading with US authorities to allow US citizens being evacuated from there to take their companion animals with them on the plane. As most of you must already know, Egypt is now the theater of violence as protesters are as... |
5 February 2011
09:01 GMT |
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Research has shown that dogs can identify bowel cancer within breath and stool samples with an extreme accuracy and even in the early stages of the disease.These findings suggest that there are chemical compounds for specific cancers which travel through the body, this idea being a starting point to developing tests ... |
31 January 2011
17:41 GMT |
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New archaeological evidences would appear to suggest that the dog became man's best friend millennia after it was first domesticated. Data collected from a prehistoric burial ground in Jordan indicated that early humans preferred the company of foxes to that of dogs.The conclusion was drawn after investigators l... |
28 January 2011
06:46 GMT |
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It’s the seventh year in a row that Animal Planet is getting ready for the Puppy Bowl, the furrier, cuter and funnier counterpart of the sports event the Super Bowl. The official lineup has been announced: 21 puppies from shelters from all across the US.For those not familiar with the Puppy Bowl, suffice it to ... |
28 January 2011
02:50 GMT |
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Researchers in the United Kingdom have shown in a new study that the minds of dogs are more complex than originally thought. It would appear that Fido can get depressed too, the experts say.When left alone at home for prolonged periods of time, or when family members go to school or work, dogs can become anxious, and... |
12 October 2010
04:29 GMT |
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Researchers have just determined that raising a child with a dog around is very likely to help the kid develop only milder allergies to animals, if the allergies develop at all later on in life. Studying such aspects is very important, scientists say, given the rising incidence of allergies in the general population,... |
2 October 2010
07:09 GMT |
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A new study looking at the relationship between pet ownership and eczema concluded that having a dog reduces the risk of developing eczema by age 4, in children with dog allergies.Nowadays, the number of kids that develop eczema is continuously rising, but the exact causes have not yet been established.One of the pro... |
30 September 2010
06:37 GMT |
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In a first-of-a kind study, scientists have shown that selective breeding of domestic dogs is changing their physical appearance and also the disposition of their brains. The study's authors from the University of New South Wales and University of Sydney, have published their research in this month's Public... |
2 August 2010
10:54 GMT |
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A scientific study carried out by veterinary researchers at the University of Glasgow, concluded that six out of ten pet dogs were overweight or obese. This phenomenon is determined by pets' alimentary habits, lack of exercise and their owners' age and fortune. The research was published in the Journal of S... |
30 July 2010
10:50 GMT |
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Researchers were recently able to use modern genetic processes to determine the primary origin of small dog breeds. These canine companions are a long way away from the wild wolves that became domesticated a long time ago, and learned how to live cooperatively with our ancestors. Smaller dogs, however, share roughly ... |
15 March 2010
18:01 GMT |
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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which takes place every March, and reunites the best dogs and breeders in the road, is a competition that shows what both the canines and the humans driving them are made of. It takes place between Anchorage and Nome, both in Alaska, and it can cover up to 1,150 miles, or 1,850 kilom... |
9 March 2010
02:38 GMT |
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Evolution and natural selection are widely recognized as promoters of great biodiversity. They also help produce variations within the same species. This is very obvious in the case of humans. We are part of the same species, but numerous variations exist. In the case of dogs, however, this is taken to an extreme. St... |
26 January 2010
14:01 GMT |
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Many dog breeds have a high susceptibility to developing compulsive disorders in their lifetimes. The condition is not only limited to certain species, as individual members of other dog types can develop it as well. Now, a scientific group has managed to identify the gene that is believed to be responsible for this ... |
7 January 2010
10:02 GMT |
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In the old days, many thousands of years ago, the dingos were semi-domesticated human companions. Descended directly from wolves, these dogs lived around villages in Asia, being fed by the humans and sometimes assisting their masters in the hunting game. But, somewhere along the line, more than 4,000 years ago, they ... |
14 December 2009
01:56 GMT |
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In addition to being men's best friends, dogs are also gifted by nature with a sense of smell that is at least a thousand times more keen than our own. This ability they have is being used in a wide array of applications, raging from detecting drugs to testing food for poison or finding victims buried under the ... |
10 December 2009
11:06 GMT |
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There are literally hundreds of dog species around the world, and most of them can be easily recognized by their unique hairdos, featuring various types of curls, thicknesses, and other such elements. For a long time, experts have wondered what it is exactly that sets breed coiffures apart from one another in terms o... |
28 August 2009
05:26 GMT |
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A new scientific study finds that, in spite of having lived close to humans for the last several tens of millennia, dogs are utterly unable to read a person's mind. The recent experiments focused on the behavior of dogs, which proved that they still trusted unreliable people. The finds again hammer down the so-... |
18 August 2009
06:11 GMT |
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According to a new investigation, it would appear that most dogs have the same intelligence level as a two-year-old child, experts say. While this is true for most species, others, such as border collies, poodles and German shepherds (in this precise order), have a brain developed enough to be considered similar to t... |
10 August 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Dogs have been an essential part of human life for the last 15,000 years, when the first specimens were domesticated. Anthropologists and historians underline the fact that our evolution would not have been the same were it not for the protection, hunting, and herding abilities that the canines brought to the “... |
4 August 2009
03:41 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, infants just six months old have the ability to distinguish between the meaning of various types of dog barks, despite having limited or no contact with the animals previous to the experiments. The investigation revealed that the youngsters could positively associate angry snarls ... |
21 July 2009
04:42 GMT |
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When a race car or a drag car accelerates, a large amount of force is pressing at the tip of the vehicle. This translates into the fact that its nose often lifts off the ground, and it runs the risk of being flipped over when it accelerates suddenly. The same peril threatens race dogs, believe it or not. When they bu... |
25 June 2009
03:09 GMT |
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According to a new growing consensus in the scientific community, dogs are more close to humans than primates, even though the latter share many of our genes. The researchers who advocate this point of view say that dogs have become closer to us after 10,000 to 20,000 years of common evolution. Over this period of ti... |
27 March 2009
04:51 GMT |
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We reported yesterday that a few outraged teenagers decided to start a petition against Activision and its Call of Duty shooter franchise. With the recent bad publicity that video games have gotten, you would think they were against depicting violence against people in games, but actually they didn't like the fa... |
25 March 2009
17:41 GMT |
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When an Australian Terrier owner woke up in the morning and found that her darling Bindi wasn't around the kitchen, she knew that something was wrong, so she went on to look for the small dog. Owner Patty Buntine scouted throughout the house and in the yard, but found no sign of the canine. However, she did come... |
17 March 2009
07:38 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and th... |
12 March 2009
07:58 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
11 March 2009
07:54 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
10 March 2009
07:24 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
9 March 2009
07:55 GMT |
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A woman's love for her dog might have just saved her life. After failing to hear from her for a couple of days, friends of 76-year-old Mary Davis went to her house, only to find her trapped inside a 25-gallon plastic recycling tank, essentially folded in half. She most likely got thrown off her feet by her dog D... |
6 March 2009
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
6 March 2009
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
5 March 2009
09:56 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
4 March 2009
08:17 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
3 March 2009
08:30 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
2 March 2009
07:28 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
27 February 2009
07:45 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
26 February 2009
07:30 GMT |
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